The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-23

| owned 10y wealthy residents now out Ol
| town.
Three men and woman were run
| down in a small boat at Detroit by the
| City of Mackinaw, on the 18th, and the
whole party drowned
| Henry Shoemaker was killed, Henry
| Beal had both eyes blown out and John
Wasser was fatally injured by the pre-
| mature explosion of a blast at Wilkes
| barre, Pa, on the 10Th.
| An investigation by detectives of the
| recent wholesale killing of Cinnamon on
| Smoke River, in Oregon, has developed
| the fact that the murders were com
mitted 10y rival factions Of Celestials.
| The Center House, a summer hotel on
| Lake Nlunipesaukee, In New Hamp-
shire, was DESTROYED by fire on the 10Th
| The loss was $4,000. The Mountain
| House was also badly damaged.
| Fire at ManteuO, Ill, on the 18th
! caused loss of S3S, 900.
The plant of Hammond x Sons, iron
| workers, Pittsburg, was damaged to the
| extent of $3.50 600 by fire on the 10Th.
/ Fire on the 10th at Peekskil. y. y
caused loss Of $4,000 The machine
| shop of Mailer Bros. & Allen was de-
| strOyed.
The hotel at Norris Geyser Basin,
| Yellowstone Park. was burned on the
| l4tn. A portion of the contents was
| saved. Loss $50, 900; insurance small.
| The striking union printers have start
| ed tWO-Ceut morning paper at Indian
| ap0hs, Ind.
| Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of
| Locomotive Engineers, says the strike
| on the Brooklyn elevated roads was au-
| thOriZed by the Brotherhood, after all
other attempts at settlement had failed.
| This IS the first strike in which the or
| ganlzauOu has been directly concerned.
A loss Of $2O, 900 was caused by a fire
| al Lake View, Chicago suburb, on the
| 18th.
Suit has been begun at Chicago against
| hersIaw < Co, by the creditors for the
| purpose OF setting aside the convey
| anCes Of real estate made by the head
of the concern to his wife and others
| Fire 0ccaslOued by spontaneous com
| bustIouIn the malt-hOuSe OF the Berg
| dol brewery at Philadelphia on the 18th
caused loss Of S1l5.0OO
A loss Of half million was caused by
| fire in the st. Lawrence sugar refinery
at Montreal on the 18th.
! The Lawrence cement works at Eddy
| vile, y. y. were wiped out by fire on
the 18th. Loss $4,000.
Alfred krupp, the great metal founder
ana gun manufacturer Of Essen, Rhen-
ish Prussia. died at his villa near that
place on the l4th. He was 50 years old
r. T. COWan, supreme keeper O
| records and seals OF the Knights O
| Pythias, died at his home in St. Louis Oh
the 18th.
In the court Of over and terminer
| New York, on the I4th, Judge Barrett
sentenced Jacob Sharp. the convicted
surface railroad man, to four years al
/ hard labor. 4 stay Of execution was
afterwards granted, pending an appeal
| The prisoner IS about 20 years ofage.
The bill OF Gen. FerrOn, minister o.
! war. adding TO the number Of regiments
in the French army, and augmenting
| the strength of the companies Of the
present regiments, was passed by the
| Chamber.
| s dozen workmen were burned a
| Philadelphia by the explosion of oil IL
q refinery.
Engineer Price was killed and severa
| persons injured by a collision near Gym
thiana, Ky.
| Oscar J. Harvey. the defrauding treas
urv clerk has been indicted on three
counts for forgery.
At CHARTERS, Pa, Henry Price, ageC
! II, accidentally shot and killed hi:
brother Michael, u wears old.
| Miss Mamie BOstwick and Miss GenIa
Watkins were murdered in their room
at Gainesville, Tex, by an unknown
man.
Fire at Lima, O.. destroyed PangIe'i
livery stables. SOntag's tobacco ware
house, and part of Meilly's block. The
! loss Is S25 600: with small insurance.
| The Edmunds-Tucker law has causeC
Ia large decrease in the Mormon vote il
Utah. The school election in salt Lake
| City resulted in the Gentiles Carringy
five of the tWentv-One elections.
"Redney' Burns. a murderer convict
ed at Joliet, H., has become insane
/ Three years ago when he entered tbs
penitentiarv, he could neither read nol
write Since that time he has mastered
the English branches, Greek, Latin
French and German and IS well up II
the sciences.
| A sensational murder was committed
On the street il Washington, D. g., or
the evening Of the 18th, the victim be
ing Joseph Kennedy an old and we'll
| known resident Of the city. The muir
derer was john Daily, a IabOrer. NJ
/ cause is known for the crime, although
Daily, on being taken 10 the station tOlC
! q very long story about his father hav
ing been wronged by Kennedy in
money transaction. Daily il thought tC
be insane. His victim was - year,
old
! The soap factory and refining works o
y. X. Fairbank & Co, Chicago, were
partially DESTROYED by fire on the 18th
! Loss, 800 600; insured for about one
half
Gen. Richard Rowett, a well-knowr
| resident Of Southern Illinois, dropped
dead on the Washington race track. Chi
cagO. on the 18th. Heart disease is sup
posed 10 have been the cause Of death
John r. Refs, manager Of the GOgeDIl
furnaces at Iron River, Mich, was ruL
over bv a train of cars and killed.
/ Fire swept away the business part o
Knightsvilie, Ind. causing loss Of 80,
600. The town was partly destroyed lr
January.
An assignment has been made by "
T. & W. Wallace, snip builders and ship
! owners, at st. John, y. B. The asset
/ and Liabilities unknown.
Miss Mary E. Royce, a Chicago schOO
teacher, was drowned in the harbOr OF
the 18th She fell from the boat int
the lake while attempting to land.
Fire In New York on the 18th causel
a loss Of Sl25,00O 10 the photograph ma
terial house Of F. * II. 7. Anthony, o1
Broadway.
>eventv-fve pauper emigrants were
detained at Castle Garden on the 12th.
". * r. Wallace, sLip-builders anC
/ owners. at St. Johns. y. F., have failed
/ Three boys were drowned in the Del
aware River at Port Richmond, on th'
18th.
Archie Martin, c0.ored, was hanged
on the 18th at Rockingham, y. {. fOl
the murder Of Henry Mcneil, cOlored.
The brewers union Of Cincinnati
numbering between 500 and 500 men
have been suspended from the knighti
Of Labor for insubordiuatIon. They re
fused 70 pay the monthly assessment Eol
the general fund.